- - -, i ? IF YOU KEEP YOUR: ML v. .. "? '-IT m -"WHERE ROLLS THE OREGON" 2 Jtfj ' Tonight 1 and Tuesday, tfhowera; $.' rf -i. " j.'- 4 h VOL. II. KO. 71. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 1. 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. juuKiyAk ;; y(ju will sll i i utiuw man nil i ' 1 J " W I k Kjri lap I A 57- ass5 ; , , ,7V- t f I 1 . v . XTREMENDOU s mmTRuemm -iffiil VY WSS OF OF PROPERTY LIFE FROM FLOODS V WE MimUE WEST ALARM THE--C0UNTR Y HUNDREDS DIE IN THE RUSHING TIDE POWERS OF THE TRUSTS AND GORPORATIONS ARE EXERTED Every Effort Is Being Put Forward to y Aid Hermann, the Candidate Even the Tumble Dick Press of Port land Makes Its Feeble Peep for Man They Accused of Dishonesty. i . The vote toJa'y will, be very close, but J hope Mr, Realties will be elect ed J think his, campaign has been very successful, she having to overcome a majority of- several -thousand votes.' Chairman Sara White. Candidate Reamea . and The Oregon Dally Journal are entitled to great credit from the people of Oregon for the noble fight th.ey have made, without money against the Republi can officeholders. Republican politicians and the Republican timber ring. , "JEFFERSON MYERS." , - Today Blnger Hermann. la discredited- politician i and a', friend of the; candidate, for a seat la the House or Comrresfl of - the United states. 1 , - In contest with him is A- E. Rmes. a' plain eltiien, but an honest man, a Democrat, but not a party pot-boiler, ready to grovel In the dirt o, petty bickerings that bring vote4o misrepresentation of, Issvea. The; result pf the, contest 1 still In the balance, but for the' sake of Ore gbii'i good "iiamc It U hoped. tnat-Reames haar woa, , . ., i Backn qf .Hermann . was the polltlfcal power of the Southern Paclflo Com pany, tha most notorious jugBler -with Legislatures and ,Ue greatest Influence for political corruption In the State of California' It has Invaded .Oregon. As sisting the Southern Pacific was the timber concern of 'Booth-Kelly Com pany,, the- lumber trust combination that would have "put through 'a logging bill in the last Legislature of -Oregon to give It power over all of the small ttmbar--holdess. had it not been -for the signal defeat administered the notori ous measure by The Journal: " ' ' '" r - Whatever way be the' outcome of the battle. It Is the Initial skirmish of - Democracy lrrthls state" for-a purer-and a "better government.-A 'government; by trusts, assisted by a boodllng and corrupt press has been tolerated long' enough in this community. This expression. Is the refieotlon ..of. the opinion of the-Democrats of the state. Oregon city vote -yGHT-lN-P0RN00N (Journal Special Service.) OREXJON CITY, June 1. The voting In the three wards in this town was rather light during the forenoon. Dur Ing the first hour after the polls were opened the voting was rather brisk and at noon the Judges and clerks were busy. - The heavy vote Is. expected to come after o'clock,- when the factory and mill employes will be going either to or from their work. The saloons are closed, as are the land office and the ourt house, and the stores are doing a ?ht hualnui. Am nmritctftd. tha vote 11 not be a rmcord-hreaker. esneciallv among tne jttepuDiicans, many oi wnom are refusing to vote for their party nominee, and yet will not support .the candidate of another party. The;' Demo cratic vote - will be rather strong, Ms much hard work la being done by the friends of Mr. Reames. In the ranks that are working for him are seen some of the county's old-line Republicans. The polls will be kept open this evening until every voter has had time- to cast his ballot. , V The Socialists have been doing a deal of hard work throughout the county during the campaign, and they expect to poll a better vote than ever today. VOTING IN THE " FIRST DISTRICT B1ITM Tim, 1 A I1ht vnU la halnv polled. Reames" support is well organ- i;:A..ptHix,yw.TirnT -xajcnnyj per cent. - The Indications - are that Reames will carry it by a small plural ity The weather is good; no rain. Her- 1n's managers are disappointed with "ne vote. Some Socialists are support ing Reames. . . fairly heavy here. 'A wire from Jack sonville says the Republicans are vot- Jhg men from jgither jjrJnjstf .bycertlfl- cate in order to tnrow tne noma pre cincts . against Reames. Good reports come from Junotlon City, Lane County, preclncta that are said to be giving Reames bigger majorities tnan iney gave Chamberlain. EUGENE, June 1. Advices from Marion" County point to at least 100 plurality for Reames. Hermann's local managers'are In despair. The vote Will be very light, some persons predicting it wlil fall off 85 per cent. Benton County shows a light vote In outlying precincts. Headquarters here are advised that the other side is using money, and the same -news .comes from other counties. The funds have been distributed from Roseburg. . , Efforts are being made In Jacksonville) to offset .any attempt by the Hermann people to run In votes from other pre cincts and vote them by certlflcate. The voters were told there of an at tempt and a reaction resulted. The ruinn for tha move was to discredit Reames In his home precinct in the eyes of the remainder of the district. Polk County early returns show the county doubtful. Clackamas County shows finely for Reames. In Washington County Reames was better organised than Hermann. The vote la light, not-over two thirds. There will probably be a small plurality for Hermann, but Reames k is claiming the county. Yamhill, It is said, will cast not much over, half the usual vote. There is. certain. to be a standoff, or no bjBtt.erL,jfojrHjBrmann. ' I '- ' ".' " - ' w t , , ;IV,. ' ' ; - , ; -" . -J - -"A A ' , 4 ! ' A V f Z v iff & Armourdale Almost Wiped Out and Kansas City an'd. Sub urbs Suffer Loss of Over Thirty Million Dollars-Desperate Efforts to Rescue the Threatened Inhabitants of the Flooded Districts Along the Missouri River. A. B. SSAMXS . Who Xa. righting a Hard Battle Against Soodla, Bluff and the Sontharn JPaolflo Company,. THE FUNNY. MAN , FROM TRUSTVILLE One of 'the humorous turns of the campaign In the First Con gressional District has been the stand of the .Oregonlan toward Hermann. The ardent supporter of everything that capital wishes, and nothing for the working peo-' pie had this to say this morning in an emphasized editorial para-, graph : "Tho only effect a Democratic -victory In the First District to day would have on the National mind .would be to encourage tho opinion that Oregon has repudi ated President Roosevelt, and and that on the heels of his re cent visit. A vote for Reames' it, a vote for the trusts." Even the Hermann supporters are said, to have had a hearty laugh over the unconscious humor of the newspaper trust. TOTB AT ALL, RATHER SUPPORT EERUA27IT. THAN ' fiPlWTO TAH5 Tro DotiglasJuflty--reporta a? -ene third Grants Pass Is for itcamtSs. EtTOENE. Ore., June 1. The vote is vote polled at noon. There Is little In terest. It Is doubtful if Hermann car ries the party vote. Linn County says not more than 70 per cent of the vote will be polled. REPUBLICANS ABB RSrUSIHO TO VOTB, PREPBRRIBO) HOT TO The Demo crats are out In force. MEDFORD, June 1. -The Democrats are voting lively. There will be a light vote cast In Jackson County outside of the towns. Reames .will get a large majority in Jackson County. HORACE B. DUNBAR MUST PAY LOTTIE Well Known Keeper. of Rainier Grand Hotel, Seattle, Has More Trouble. (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON, June 1. The Supreme Court today decided the novel suit of Horace B. Dunbar of Seattle against Lottie, his divorced Artfe. Dunbar claimed that bankruptcy discharged him from the liability of alimony, and that he would no longer have to pay It. The Massachusetts Court ruled against him and the Supreme Court sustained the lower tribunal. Mr. Dunbar, is now running the Rainier Grand Hotel In Seat tle and Is considered a very prosperous man. He was recently inflicted y t.ie grand Jury for conducting a swindling gambling game in nis nign-tonea hostelry. ." .,.-. GIGANTIC STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA Flood reports from the Missouri River Valley are filled with horror. At 2 o'clock today. Central time. It la estimated that 950 lives have been lost In the vicinity of Topeka alone. Accounts of the most utter desolation come from small towns in the valley of the overflooded Kaw and Kansas Rivers. It is stated that, full too persona are missing and are supposed to have been .drowned. The suffering from hunger and privation ia beyond tell ing. Women and children are huddled into police stations and other temporary places of shelter. Not half of them are clothed with more than scanty night apparel. Relief committees are. working every minute of the. day but are-unable 4o-ompet with the needs of the sufferers. Food has gjvenut and-ther la-no-redress from-th-outside world because of the shut off of railway communication. This morning 22 dead bodies were counted as they floated-down the torrent at Topeka among the debris. Wedged between two logs a woman and two little children were seen. One of the children, a little girl of probably 10 years of age, was still .aljve, with half of her body out-of the water. A score of rescuers at Topeka tell how they saw during last night and this morning, many persons drop from the roofs of their dwellings into the flood, only to be swept to death and da structlon. A call went-out from Topeka this morning for launches, but It Is believed that an answer can not be made from places up the river, as the flood is too great and the waters too turbulent to allow 'of river. transportation. It means almost certain death for the crew that attempts to go out Into the current of the mad, racing river. . From Kansas City comes a greater tale of horror. Four hundred and fifty persons are reported drowned this morning with fully (00 missing. ' The Missouri River Is 35 feet above low water mark, and esceeda any flood in its history. To add to the terrors of the situation a cold, drizzling rain Is falling today, and it has become almost impossible to care for the destitute. - . Armourdale. a suburb of Kansas City, has been wiped off the map. A town -of 18,000 population has been abandoned, and the homes of the inhabitant have been swept away. The refugees sought Kansas City in their despair and are being cared for as best can b. . The grea packing houses of Bwlft. Armour, Cudahy and Schwartichlld A Schulceburger have been utterly destroyed, with the loss -of more than $8,000,000. In Kansas City at 10 o'clock this morning the Third Regiment of the National Guard was called out to protect abandoned property. An army of thieves are preying on the misfortunes of others, and many arrests hava been made. At noon today It Is reported that rescue work In the bottoms is going steadily on. . with a great degree of auccess. More than 600 people have, since daybreak this morning, been taken from housetops where the suffering Victims of the flood were Imprisoned all the long, dark, rainy night. Several dead children wer taken from their parents' arms, they having succumbed to the terrible exposure PRESIDENT NOW BIRD BOUND Came " Out' "of tHe'RocI i esTo day and . Begins His Rapid Journey to the National Cap ital and to Work. Special Enters Iowa Tomorrow and Soon the Mississippi Will be Reached From Illinois a Straight Run Home. BRAVE- BOY AVERTS WRECK OF A TRAIN It Is not often,' outside the pages of books taken from the "chil dren's library,'" that 14ryear-old boys are privileged to avert terrible danger threatening the lives of hundreds of people and prevent the de struction of thousands of dollars worth of -property, but In real life this been done by Charles Brook er, a boy who Uvea on hls father's farm near Weatherby. a little station west of Huntington. His prompt action at a moment of deadly peril was the means of avoiding, a train wreck on the O. R. -A N. Grateful passengers, who had been traveling st lightning speed toward almost certain death, made up a purse of 125 and presented it to the young hero and it ia reported the railroad - company will assist the boy In bettering his financial and social con dition.' ;., - - While walking along the railroad on hi way to school . Charles Brooker came suddenly upon a steer caught by the legs and floundering about midway across a dangerous trestle. A sharp curve would hide . the animal from the trainmen's sight until too late to stop passenger train No. , already whistling half a mil Away. v Prompt 'action was necessary If a frightful accident was to be pre vented. With the quickness of thought young Brooker dashed around the curve and ran straight towArd The fast approaching train, waving his hat frantically, . Right tip to the engine he rare A mis-step would : 'havecost hi life,, but Charles Brooker thought only tf Jhosa whose ;afety depended upoi his being" seen and heeded. ... v " ".- The " seeming reckless act of ..th boy caused " the ' engineer , to apply 'the air." the train came to a stop a short distance from thek dangerousi, ytrestle and the pussetmefs were, sa ved. : ' ' ' DENOUNCED UNIONISM i . . Bishop Xsti Tells His Congregation of Result of Organisation. DENVER, June l.--In a sermon dellv ered at . Logan-Avenue Chapel Sunday morning,- Bishop M. Mats of Colorado strongly denounced all labor unions. particularly those which declared them selves , -in favor of Socialism, Bishop Mats Said that President Mo ye rat pub lished utterances' In favor of socialism were Inimical .to the Catholic C.iurch, which had always been the greatest friend of labor. He said that Moyer and other leaders were endeavoring to build .up an organization so vast and so strong that.lt would, overthrow religion, - PAYNE DENIES STORY WASHINGTONruhe't. PoSlnltitm 1 General Payne this afternoon expressed ! great . displeasure at , the . report . sent out by a press association to the effect that half . a million - dollars excess -had been paid - for -postal rentals in - New Tork State. He said the' story was -entirely, untrue' srffa further that the total paid for rent of'postofflce quarters in the ' entire. state,- 'including "New . Tork City, was only $4M11, which also pay Eighty-Five Thousand Textile Workers Fail to Go to Work The Situation Serious. (Journal Special Service.) PHILADELPHIA, June 1. A gigan tic strike in the textile industry was fully inaugurated here today and nearly 85,000 people are Idle. . None of the employers attempted to start their fac-torteav This promises tu be a siriKe wnicn will result in the most serious conse quences. If - the employers do not ac cede 'to the demand "for tha increase of wages the strike may spread until many tnore thousands are Jhrown .out of work. (Journal Special Service.) ' LOWELL. June l.r-MlUs opened this morning at this place with, a very small percentage of non-union textile workers. The strikers are perfectly orderly. (Journal Special Service.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb., June President Roosevelt emerged from the Rocky Mountain country today and, speeding across the plains of Nebraska, begins the final stretch of his long transcontinental trip. The only stop of consequence is scheduled for this place. where hundreds of visitors gathered early In the day to bid the President welcome. The Presidential special will enter Iowa early tomorrow morning and before nightfall the Mississippi River will be reached. The following day will be spent in Illinois and will be the last day of speechmaklng for the President. From Illinois the run to wasningion will be made straight through without stop, V.' (Journal Special Service.) CHEYENNE. WyO.. June 1 Presi dent Roosevelt and his party-took--a drive around the city this morning: At 10 o'clock there was a broncho-breaking show at the fair grounds. The Presi dent was presented with a $600 saddle horse and accoutrements. When pre sented, the horse knelt and bowed to his new master. TWO. STUDENTS BURNED, ';.,V'.'--- t : -("journal-Speclalt Service.) - t : LONDON, June 1. At & fire early this morning- in Eaton College - two students perlshe in the flames and several other war injured. ' The King And Queen sept (Journal Special Service.) .. DES MOINES. June 1. Great destitution exists here today among the 8,000 refugees who have been made homeless by. the terrlblje floods of "the last three day. There Is at last hope, for since morning the "river has been slowly dropping. . I -At noon today, however, fear again entered the breasts Of the unfortunates, when It began raln ing. The downpour was of brief duration, although the weather is very threatening. At 10 o'clock this morning another call waa made for food supplies. The situ ation Is very critical In this re spect, as there Is not- enough food In the city to supply half the needs of the thousands who are In. abso lute want. Eapecially are . the children of the homeless suffering fearfully. No milk la to be had in tha. city, and Infant are in some Instances In danger of starvation. Added to all this horror is the reported scarcity of fuel, and when taken In connection with 4he cold weather now prevailing 1 is be lieved lhat great loss- of life will result from exposure ... KANSAS CITT, June 1. The Missouri River Is SB feet above low water mark at noon today, having risen four feet Ave inches during the night and this morning. A "cold, drizzling rain Is falling, adding greatly to the suffering of those without- shelter. - - - -J, The Hannibal and Milwaukee Railroad Company's bridges are-the last ;two connections with 'the" outside world '"left sfaniafirngr and -'they ma"y - jfo Tat 'jany ; moment. t . The known death list this morning figures .up 422, with reports of many others missing, with Indications that they have been drowned. ' Alt -thw-flres-tn the- flooded district are- out; eompSIUnf'tKi mattiWf down of ' the street car systems and leaving the city in total darkness at night by tha suspension of the light service. Thousands of Industrial concerns hava bean .' compelled to suspend operations on account Of the city pumping plant being submerged. . ' ' ' - The dally newspapers are Issuing their regular editions, but the Indications are that several of them will be compelled to suspend on account of not being able to get paper. .. Supplies Getting Z,ow. ' '- The supply of meats and vegetables Is almost exhausted." All. saloons have been closed by order of the police and as a consequence fairly good order prevails, . , . " ' .. . . ' "t The destitution in Argentine, Armourdale and Kansas City, Kan., Is-extreme, and there are 40.000 people homeless. '''.' Several wagon loads of supplies have reached Armourdale and to a certain -extent relieved the fear of famine. sThe food was brought there only after heroic work. Buildings along the west bank pf the river are continually collapsing, and many manufacturing plants are ruined. , ,- Armourdale Wiped Out. Armourdale Is practically wiped off' the map. Blocks of three-story build ings have crumbled away and their contents have, gone down, with th' flood. A new channel Is cut right through the center of the town and the only evi dence remaining of the once thriving town is the tops of the larger buildings of the packing establishments.' Some of the tallest chimneys have 'their tops exposed above the rushing waters, but at frequent Intervals one after the other ; disappears. Not a building will be left standing after the flood subsides. The town of Harlem Is gone. The loss of life there Is believed to, be heavy, but' at this time no accurate list can be obtained. Troops Called Ont ,.' -j 4-'.-"i - - At 10 o'clock this morning the Third Regiment of National Guards were -called -ut to protect abandoned property,. An organized band jf jrohbera are preying on' the unfortunate," and orders have been Issued to shoot the thieves. on sight. There is Imminent' danger .. that all telegraphic communication will be cut oft within a few hours.,. Systematic rescue work waa resumed this morning of thoso penned In and on the tops of big buildings in the. bottoms. A..riarrow neck of land on the Bouth Is all that prevents the City being made an Island. : ' -, A portion of the Hannibal bridge has Just gone - out, and tha last of 100 men imprisoned in Schwarschlld's packing house have Just been landed - at the bluffs. '. The steamer Columbia started at 9 o'clock this morning and endeavored to reach Parkville, where 200 people were on the roofs and In trees, according to Information brought here by two men In a rowboat. 'v ZrtSS $60,000,000. ' " ' At 10:30 o'clock this morning the-rescuers now believe alt persons Impris oned by the flood in the west bottoms have been ' taken off housetop In safety. Military lines now extend around the entire flooded district, and. no on Is allowed to pass without authority. One hundred vagrants have been- rounded i up and three thieves arrested. .." .:, Cars are attempting to run with horses at noon today, but i ara unsuc cessful. The property loss Jn this vicinity Is, estimated .this morning at be- tween 130,000.000 and. $50;000,000. , i ' 1 TQPEKA, June 1. -Three steam launches 4 Id 'excellent rescue work hera t- -day and uy 9 o'clock this morning all thVonfortunates who had been clinging to the tops of trees -were removed safely. Some of those who were seen In the v' trees when- darkness settled last night are believed to have fallen off from 'exhaustion. A conservative estimate of the property loss this morning gives a total of $2,170.000t The list of missing Is continually .Increasing, f, , v , ,v c Terror st Topeka. . - Two thieves were caught looting a store m North Topeka thf ri- They had two boats and were loading them with -plunder when ari r--' A dozen men riddled their bodies with bullets. A vigilance commit . bii formed. ' - - ' . All thoe persons suffering with contagions diseases r 1 ; ' 1 ' temporary hospitals, around which :a' line of -s"ldiers ai,a i i i was placed this morning, to enforce the qmirantlne. T1 '' " - ' morning rl''f"he loss of life at ITS, t.ut ! -.!' f t n this number. The. early estimates of t;- foiri-i- hi-- ' afa betwen 8 ) and i 0,000 pnpl ' t s' l ! i' ' t for Jlght-and -heat' - -'- .r . ai message bf - condolence , j . . - -- -J l'- 1